CSUEB grad wins gold at U.S. Parachute Championships
Michael Knight '03 with Aaron Johnson and TJ Landgren. (By: Bay Area News Group)
- November 23, 2011 5:00am
Michael Knight ’03 (Business Administration) flew away with the gold medal at the U.S. Parachute Association National Championships earlier this month in Eloy, Ariz. In a Mercury Times , ” Local skydivers turn thrill ride into championship,” reporter Carl Steward wrote, “It's high art, to be sure. In a three-man freeflying competition, two of the skydivers perform a series of imaginative, synchronized stunts while plummeting through the air over a 45-second time span. The third person must stay with them from a close enough distance to capture it on video.” .
Competing as the NorCal Alliance, Knight along with T.J. Landgren and Aaron Johnson won the open freeflying division. An impressive feat considering that they didn't form their trio until a few months ago.
Knight fell in love with skydiving after receiving a free jump as a birthday present. "Once you go skydiving, that's pretty much it," he said. "Nothing beats it. Not bungee jumping, not race-car driving, not rollercoasters. Everything else is pretty much boring.”
What's next? Knight and his teammates have qualified for the World Skydiving Games in Dubai planned for November 2012.
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